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Falcón State covers a total surface area of 24,800 km² and, in 2010, had an estimated population of 950,057.[1] The Paraguaná Peninsula is connected to the rest of the state by the Médanos Isthmus. It borders with the countries Aruba, Curaçao and the Caribbean Netherlands on the north, Zulia state on the west, and both Lara state and Yaracuy state on the south. The island of Aruba is 27 km off the northern coast of Paraguaná Peninsula. The other two ABC islands (Bonaire and Curaçao) are a little further off the coast of the state.

Coro, the state capitol and the Paraguaná Peninsula have had significant amounts of industrialization and growth.[2] Large oil refineries such as the Paraguana Refinery Complex in the city of Punto Fijo are located on the southwestern shore of the Paraguaná Peninsula, and approximately two-thirds of Venezuela’s total oil production occurs in this area, much of which is exported via tanker ships[2] that ship internationally through the port of Amuay.